Rodent-related and environmental characteristics associated with Leptospira transmission among case and control households at the community study site, Salvador, Brazil.

aCase and control households comprised of households in which cohort subject(s) with evidence of Leptospira infection resided and neighborhood households which were located >30 m of a case household and did not have a member with evidence of Leptospira infection during the study period, respectively.bMedian and inter-quartile range (IQR) values are shown for continuous variables.cValues are not shown for non-significant associations.dCategories and variable defined in the CDC form [22].ePresence of exposed earth slope (>45°) within 10 m of the household.fWalls composed of exposed bricks without external application of stucco or plastering.Rodent-related and environmental characteristics associated with Leptospira transmission among case and control households at the community study site, Salvador, Brazil.